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Monthly Archives: May 2016
Cancer, Aging, & Second-hand Sheila
Today’s tune is by David Bowie, and is about fashion. This blog, however, is about its dark-matter twin. Aka, “Wear whatever the hell you want. Because you’re old(er) now.” Young lasses who are gobsmacked whenever a woman over 30 wears … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Labels, Nostalgia
Tagged ageing, Aurora, breast cancer, Cancer, David Bowie, fashion, full jackdaw, nostalgia, older women, style, The Enchanged Way, Tom Cox
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Never Wait for Approval …
… because that f*cker ain’t ever going to come. Warnings for: swearing, whinging, self pity, & a near death experience I had planned to write about yesterday, when two cars nearly hit me on a crossing near our home. Whilst … Continue reading
Posted in Art, mental health, Writing
Tagged Airy Fairy, approval, art, creativity, cyclists, drivers, family, mortality, pedestrians, safety, self improvement, surgery, Travelling Wilburys, writing
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Steampunk Weasels, Cosplay Badgers, & Recalcitrant Trees
Warnings for: Geekiness; ficticious mammals, & a particularly shirty pear tree How do you plan to spend the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend: buying a sofa, mowing the lawn, watching the telly? Alternatively, you could go your own way. Going one’s … Continue reading
Nice Cuppa & a Biscuit: a Post Surgery Blog
Today’s top tune … … and blatantly obvious photo … Post general anesthetic hallucinations are subtly different from bipolar ones. At least, mine were. Both, though, are fairly dull. I’ve yet to see Jesus on the telly, or anywhere else, … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Cancer
Tagged austerity, bipolar, breast cancer, Cancer, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, DRI, government cut backs, hallucinations, hospital, NHS, Rich Tea biscuits, Ringtons, surgery, tea and biscuits
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